Bari Weiss takes reins at CBS News
The editor-in-chief outlined her editorial priorities in her first memo to staff
Moderate Dem gets a serious challenger
Maine Auditor Mathew Dunlap tells Salon that Rep. Jared Golden's vote for a GOP funding bill was the final straw
"Task" dares to embrace forgiveness
Tom Pelphrey and series creator Brad Ingelsby are giving us a thriller about compassion in this age of vengeance
Fire engulfs South Carolina judge's home
Authorities are investigating an Oct. 3 blaze that destroyed the beach home of Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss?
The Tiffany Network has become a battlefield in the billionaires' war on journalism
MTG will never take Trump’s throne
She's an outsider. But MTG is missing a key ingredient to win MAGA's votes
Book banners plot a dumber future
A majority of Americans are against book bans. That won't stop a well funded, fear-fueled movement
How gun access fuels domestic violence
States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide
Hollywood fights back — again
Jane Fonda revives her father’s McCarthy-era free speech coalition, warns of government efforts to silence dissent
Trump’s National Guard court trouble
Residents and officials question whether federal troops are protecting communities or sending a political message
Disability benefits may be harder to get
The administration argues it’s modernization, advocates say it could leave millions of older Americans struggling
Bad Bunny claps back on "SNL"
Fox News outrage, ICE threats and a monologue turned backlash into pride, Bad Bunny makes culture war look small
Some comics love selling out free speech
The comics in the Riyadh Comedy Festival are just the latest performers hired to shine up brutal regimes
The gallery you can taste
The Rajani family runs Chicago’s most delicious art gallery — and yes, you’ll want seconds
Trump's war on reality gets weirder
Why is Trump attacking Venezuela? All the usual reasons: Wounded pride, limitless greed and conspiracy theories
Commerce secretary makes an Epstein mess
Howard Lutnick calls Epstein "the greatest blackmailer ever"
A new Red Scare? This could be worse
James Comey's indictment will surely be followed by others
How a red-state Dem beat gerrymandering
Rep. Sharice Davids tells Salon it's possible to overcome an unfair election map, but that could soon change
“It’s real”: Treasury reveals Trump coin
The design featuring Trump's profile and raised fist is already fueling legal questions, political fury and memes
Protest in bronze: "friendship" is back
Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression
A “Smashing Machine” on the fritz
In Benny Safdie's film, Dwayne Johnson fights against a script too narrow for his mighty talent
Hamas agrees to Trump peace plan
Hamas says all hostages will be freed under Trump’s terms, even as Israeli airstrikes continue and doubts mount
Why cakes collapse, on and off Bake Off
From oven quirks to expired leaveners, here’s why cakes collapse — and how to get them to rise again
Trump believes he has a license to kill
After saying the U.S. is at war, POTUS takes out another Venezuelan boat